On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 8:55 PM, John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 10:26:46AM +0100, Wojciech Dubowik wrote: >>> >>> This series of patches implements AHB bus support for ath5k driver. >> >> For the record, your patches arrived in my inbox out of order and would >> not apply in the order in which they arrived. ÂThis nearly caused me to >> write you a nastygram, but instead I discovered the problem and spent >> time manually reordering the files in my mbox for application in git. >> >> This is why anyone who tells you not to chain patches as replies to >> their preceding patches are clueless whiners who should be ignored. >> >> John >> -- >> John W. Linville        ÂSomeday the world will need a hero, and you >> linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx         Âmight be all we have. ÂBe ready. > > This patchset is causing troubles here on a AR5212. > > # lspci -nnvv | grep -i ath > 02:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 > 802.11abg NIC [168c:1014] (rev 01) >    ÂKernel driver in use: ath5k > > With linux-next (next 20101203) I have to revert the 9 patches and > apply the 6 patches from Nick to regain a stable system (see P.S. > below). > > First I thought this > Mega-Hyper-Super-Duper-Sexy-Hagawanga-We-have-waited-so-long-for patch > is the culprit... > > $ grep sched setup_linux-next_next20101203.dileks.4.log > Â(+) OK  linux-2.6-tip-sched-core/0001-sched-Add-autogroup-scheduling-feature-automated-per.patch > > But this is not the fact for the audio dropouts I enjoyed again. > Then I had a closer look into linux-next GIT... My ath5k seems not to > be a good choice these days :-(. > > - Sedat - > > P.S.: > > $ cd $HOME/linux-2.6 > $ grep ath5 setup_linux-next_next20101203.dileks.4.log > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0001-Revert-ath5k-Fix-reset-and-interrupts-for-AHB-type-o.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0002-Revert-ath5k-Add-AHB-bus-support.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0003-Revert-ath5k-Add-initial-registers-values-for-radio-.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0004-Revert-ath5k-Add-a-function-to-read-chipset-s-MAC-re.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0005-Revert-ath5k-Check-if-pci-pdev-struct-is-initialized.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0006-Revert-ath5k-Use-generic-eeprom-read-from-common-ath.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0007-Revert-ath5k-Move-PCI-bus-functions-to-separate-file.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0008-Revert-ath5k-Introduce-ath5k_init_softc-function-as-.patch > Â(+) OK  revert-ath5k-patches/0009-Revert-ath5k-Use-Generic-DMA-for-later-support-of-AH.patch > > $ cd linux-2.6.37-rc4/debian/build/source_i386_none/ > $ cat .pc/applied-patches > ath5k-fix/1-6-ath5k-Always-write-tx-powertable-on-hw.patch > ath5k-fix/2-6-ath5k-Always-free-tx-buffers-before-reset.patch > ath5k-fix/3-6-ath5k-Disable-ANI-during-reset.patch > ath5k-fix/4-6-ath5k-Fix-reporting-of-RX-dma-stop-failure.patch > ath5k-fix/5-6-ath5k-Update-version-string.patch > ath5k-fix/6-6-ath5k-Include-tx-ack-reporting-on-hw-flags.patch > Just as additional information: Audio-dropouts is a bit too weak... the total is system is freaky, means even browsing through Debian app-menue is a pain! Modinfo lists now again aliases (with pci-id matching) for ath5k - with "pure" linux-next (next-20101203) this was not working see my report in [1]. As workaround I did: # grep ath5k /etc/modules ath5k Also this needs an investigation. - Sedat - [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=129139345715750&w=2 P.S.: Modinfo working again # modinfo ath5k filename: /lib/modules/2.6.37-rc4-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko version: 0.7.0 license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Support for 5xxx series of Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN cards. author: Nick Kossifidis author: Jiri Slaby srcversion: E31C2814D78420D8DAB468B alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Csv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000019sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000018sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000017sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000016sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000015sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000014sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00001014sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010B7d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000A727d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000012sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000011sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000007sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000207sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: mac80211,cfg80211,ath vermagic: 2.6.37-rc4-686 SMP mod_unload modversions 686 parm: debug:uint parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool) parm: all_channels:Expose all channels the device can use. (bool) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
